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GERSHWIN MCDERMOTT DLS BROWN - COMPLETE MUSIC FOR PIANO & CD

GERSHWIN MCDERMOTT DLS BROWN - COMPLETE MUSIC FOR PIANO & CD

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Artist:

GERSHWIN / MCDERMOTT / DLS / BROWN

Title:

COMPLETE MUSIC FOR PIANO & ORCHESTRA

Genre:

CLASSICAL / ORCHESTRAL & SYMPHONIC

SKU:

090404925221

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4 - 8 Business Days

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SKU/Barcode: 090404925221

There are countless recordings available of Gershwin's piano and orchestral music, particularly of Rhapsody in Blue; so for something to stand out it has to be really, very good. Bridge's George Gershwin: Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra featuring pianist Anne-Marie McDermott with the Dallas Symphony under Justin Brown, is exactly that, and one would hazard to say it is the best digital recording yet made of this repertoire. The all too familiar Rhapsody gets off to a carefully managed start, but once the jazz section is underway, the performance kicks in and packs a wallop. McDermott's piano is recorded in a very agreeable relation to the orchestral complement and is a little louder than usual, which is a plus. Second Rhapsody likewise packs a punch, and -- for once -- it is not treated as a second-string item to its more famous sister. The Dallas Symphony is crisp, bright, and on its toes through the whole recording, and tempi is a tad faster than usual in keeping with the sonically ancient but revelatory recordings Gershwin himself made of these works. The Variations on "I Got Rhythm" heard here is probably the best version made of this overlooked gem since David Parkhouse recorded it with Bernard Hermann back in 1975. Although it's a touch faster than that version, at least it doesn't drag, always a bad thing for Gershwin and far too common in "classical" recordings of his music. The piano sounds great, and McDermott is simply awesome -- there are all kinds of small details, both in the piano part and the orchestra -- that come through in these pieces that you'll swear you've never heard before. That's not because some variant text is in use, although it appears that McDermott and Brown have reviewed all of the textual options before proceeding, rather than relying on the outdated, heavily edited versions of these scores published in the 1950s. Even if one has achieved a cherished recording of any of these pieces, this Bridge disc must be tried. Bridge's George Gershwin: Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra is outstanding in every respect.
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